The only reason I added Nara to my stops in Japan was because I knew one thing about the place: hundreds of people friendly deer live here. So naturally I just HAD to visit. This post from Alix was a big inspiration as well.

My first afternoon in Nara was spent wandering the huge parks and interacting with the deer. Street vendors sell little biscuits made especially for the deer and my gosh, they really do love them. I had them in my coat pocket and, at one point, a deer stuck his nose in and stole some! They really are very friendly. But be careful, they will head butt you in order to get close to the food.